Mooseheads' Konrad Abeltshauser Named CHL Player of the Week

Published on May 7, 2013 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) News Release

Toronto, ON - The Canadian Hockey League today announced that defenceman Konrad Abeltshauser of the Halifax Mooseheads is the CHL Player of the Week for the playoff week ending May 5 after scoring two goals and one assist for three points in two games with a plus-minus rating of plus-4.

Abeltshauser helped the Mooseheads gain a 2-0 series lead over the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the QMJHL Final for the President Cup. He scored the first goal of the series late in the second period of Game 1 last Friday night which held as the game-winner and later added an assist in the 4-0 victory. In Game 2 of the series on Saturday he scored his sixth goal of the playoffs and was named third star of the 4-3 win. The series now shifts to Baie-Comeau with Game 3 set for Tuesday night, and Game 4 scheduled for Wednesday.

Abeltshauser, a 20-year-old Germany native, is playing in his fourth QMJHL season with the Mooseheads. A 2010 pick of the San Jose Sharks, Abeltshauser has 15 points in 14 playoff games after finishing fifth in QMJHL scoring among defencemen with a career-high 54 points in 56 games.

Also considered for the award this week was Mark Scheifele of the Barrie Colts who scored a goal and three assists for four points in three games, and Stephane Legault of the Edmonton Oil Kings who picked up four assists in three games. Scheifele and the Colts currently lead the London Knights 2-1 in the OHL Championship Series for the Robertson Cup, while Legault and the Oil Kings are currently tied 1-1 with the Winterhawks in the WHL Championship Series for the Ed Chynoweth Cup.

2012-13 CHL Players of the Week - Playoffs:

Apr. 29 - May 5: Konrad Abeltshauser, Halifax Mooseheads

Apr. 22 - Apr. 28: Max Domi, London Knights

Apr. 15 - Apr. 21: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Moosheads

Apr. 8 - Apr. 14: Nikita Kucherov, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Apr. 1 - Apr. 7: Brendan Ranford, Kamloops Blazers

Mar. 25 - Mar. 31: Mitchell Theoret, Barrie Colts

Mar. 18 - Mar. 24: Martin Frk, Halifax Mooseheads

2012-13 CHL Players of the Week - Regular Season:

Mar. 11 - Mar. 17: Nicolas Petan, Portland Winterhawks

Mar. 4 - Mar. 10: Cody Sylvester, Calgary Hitmen

Feb. 25 - Mar. 3: Michael St. Croix, Edmonton Oil Kings

Feb. 18 - Feb. 24: Justin Feser, Tri-City Americans

Feb. 11 - Feb. 17: Nikita Kucherov, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Feb. 4 - Feb. 10: Kerby Rychel, Windsor Spitfires

Jan. 28 - Feb. 3: Colin Smith, Kamloops Blazers

Jan. 21 - Jan. 27: Dmitrij Jaskin, Moncton Wildcats

Jan. 14 - Jan. 20: Alex Gogolev, Victoria Royals

Jan. 7 - Jan 13: Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Dec. 31 - Jan. 6: Zach O'Brien, Acadie-Bathurst Titan

Dec. 24 - Dec. 30: Anton Zlobin, Val-d'Or Foreurs

Dec. 10 - Dec. 16: Alex Galchenyuk, Sarnia Sting

Dec. 3 - Dec. 9: Jaimen Yakubowski, Lethbridge Hurricanes

Nov. 26 - Dec. 2: Josh Currie, PEI Rocket

Nov. 19 - Nov. 25: Scott Kosmachuk, Guelph Storm

Nov. 12 - Nov. 18: Raphaël Bussières, Baie-Comeau Drakkar

Nov. 5 - Nov. 11 : Philippe Maillet, Victoriaville Tigres

Oct. 29 - Nov. 4 : Brett Ritchie, Niagara IceDogs

Oct. 22 - Oct. 28: Curtis Valk, Medicine Hat Tigers

Oct. 15 - Oct. 21: Hunter Garlent, Guelph Storm

Oct. 8 - Oct. 14: JC Lipon, Kamloops Blazers

Oct. 1 - Oct. 7: JC Lipon, Kamloops Blazers

Sept. 24 - Sept. 30: Jean-Sébastien Dea, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies

Sept. 20 - Sept. 23: Jonathan Drouin, Halifax Mooseheads

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from May 7, 2013

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